West Branch Susquehanna River access points and trip distances, Pennsylvania

45 access points (45 public) along 227.4 river miles of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Access points in river order

River mile	Access	Latitude, longitude	To next (river mi)
0.0	Cherry Tree Borough Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.72684, -78.80540	11.4
11.4	Cush Creek Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.82691, -78.78840	6.4
17.8	McGees Mills Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.87921, -78.76591	2.4
20.2	Mahaffey Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.87652, -78.73361	3.3
23.6	Chest Falls Campground Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.89753, -78.70178	19.0
42.6	Irvin Park Borough Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.96159, -78.51706	10.0
52.6	Lower Witmer Park Borough Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.02345, -78.44076	10.7
63.3	Boat ramp near Bloody Run Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.06611, -78.36996	0.5
63.8	Shawville Grocery Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.06940, -78.36101	14.8
78.6	Deer Creek near Buck Run Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.07739, -78.23496	5.3
83.9	Rolling Stone Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.05714, -78.15779	10.9
94.8	Karthaus Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.11467, -78.11094	21.3
116.1	Jews Canoe Access Area Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.25250, -77.89726	0.1
116.2	Keating Mountain Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.25452, -77.89830	12.9
129.1	Renovo 5th Street Boat Launch Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.32442, -77.75408	0.5
129.6	Pa State Flaming Foliage Canoe Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.32642, -77.74596	2.8
132.4	North Bend Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.34195, -77.70194	3.9
136.3	Hyner Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.32353, -77.63607	7.6
144.0	Canoe Launch near Teats Run Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.24366, -77.59825	13.2
157.2	Lock Haven Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.14002, -77.43760	0.1
157.3	Tidlow Dam Upstream Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.13764, -77.43538	0.1
157.4	Tidlow Dam Downstream Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.13745, -77.43232	7.5
165.0	Pine Creek Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.16397, -77.32549	6.4
171.3	Jersey Shore Boat Club Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.20126, -77.25273	2.7
174.0	Susquehanna Campground Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.21392, -77.21258	7.6
181.5	Linden Access About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.22615, -77.10724	3.2
184.7	Susquehanna State Park About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.22552, -77.04969	0.7
185.4	West Branch Motor Club Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.22736, -77.03647	4.2
189.6	Greevy About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.24513, -76.96348	2.1
191.7	Montoursville Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.23320, -76.92890	7.8
199.5	CLOSED: Muncy UNSAFE WATER CONDITIONS Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.20640, -76.80111	3.5
203.0	Susquehanna Boat Club Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.17425, -76.84409	1.5
204.4	Montgomery Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.16723, -76.87056	0.2
204.7	Riverside Campground Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.16510, -76.87449	3.1
207.8	Unnamed (north ramp) Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.12480, -76.89581	0.9
208.8	Great Stream Commons Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.11180, -76.89274	2.7
211.5	Watsontown Borough Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.08167, -76.86309	0.6
212.1	Watsontown Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.07445, -76.85528	1.8
213.9	Fort Boone Campground Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.04882, -76.85344	6.2
220.1	St. George St. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.96337, -76.87919	1.7
221.8	Chillisquaque About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.94223, -76.86472	2.9
224.7	Rivers Edge RV Campground About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.90400, -76.84173	0.2
224.8	Winfield Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.90263, -76.83925	2.5
227.3	Pineknotter Point About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.88513, -76.79769	0.1
227.4	Point of Northumberland About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.88437, -76.79697	end

Data notes: 7 access points are more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), PA Fish & Boat Commission. Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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